John Harvard's Journal

A football player kicking a ball while another teammate holds it on the field.

A Near-Perfect Football Season Ends in Disappointment

A loss to Villanova derails Harvard in the playoffs. 

by Dick Friedman

John Manning

News in Brief

Provost appointed, College dean and University Secretary to step down, admissions after affirmative action, and more

Susan Farbstein smiles while standing outside in front of a building with columns and surrounding greenery, wearing a light blue blouse.

Susan Farbstein on Human Rights Law

Human rights lawyer on law’s ability to promote justice—and shape public understanding

by Nina Pasquini

Task Forces Address Antisemitism and Anti-Arab Challenges at Harvard

Early findings and recommendations from the task forces on antisemitism and anti-Muslim, -Arab, and -Palestinian bias

by John S. Rosenberg

A whimsical illustration of four people in 1920s attire driving a vintage green car, waving a "Harvard" flag as they pass by a red-brick building with a clock tower at night.

Harvard Short Headlines from the Past

Headlines from Harvard’s history

President Alan M. Garber

Garber Named Harvard President

Make that President Garber, new general counsel, new Art Museums director, and more

Construction site of the commercial Enterprise Research Campus in Allston

Harvard Campus New Building Projects

Post-pandemic campus building resumes on a massive scale.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Photograph of Centennial Medalists Martin Duberman, Myra Marx Ferree, Joan Argetsinger, and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr.

Harvard Centennial Medalists

Four alumni recognized for work

Harvard Medalists

Three honored on Alumni Day

Harvard Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association Election Results

Newly elected Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association directors

Newly appointed deans Jeff Lichtman, Jeremy M. Weinstein, Sean Kelly, Nonie Lesaux

New Harvard deans, leadership, and more

New deans, Overseers’ leaders, retiring arts impresario, and more